Coupling-link for fish-hooks.



G. G. DAVIS. COUPLING LINK FOR FISH HOOKS.

APPLIGATION FILED APR.15, 1908.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLEVELAND G. DAVIS, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

COUPLING-LINK FOR FISH-HOOKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed April 15, 1908. Serial No. 427,174.

quickly removed'and replaced vithout the 3 necessity of cutting andknotting the line in the usual manner.

I l I l l r l owing to its spring action normally tends to assume aposition at a slight angle to the arm 1 terminates 111 a hook orreturned portion 6.

ii hen these arms 1 and 2 are spread apart as shown in Fig. 2, the eyeof a fish hook 7 may he slipped over the end of the shorter arm andcaused to engage the loop'3 at the unction of the arms.

The object of the invention is to design a 1 device of this characterwhich be easily 1 and quickly operated to release the'hook or engage thesame and which will also serve to prevent larger iish from biting orinjuring the line.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and.

the means for effecting the result, reference is to he had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a link member embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is similar view showing the two arms of the link member as sprungapart and disposed F at an 1. ngle to each other. Fig. 3 is a similarview looking in a direction at right angles to Fig. 2. the two arms ofthe link member partially twisted about each other.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription. and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters. 7

The improved link device for connecting a fish hook to the line isformed from a single piece of spring wire or s milar ma erial which isdoubled upon itself at an intermediate Fig. 4 is a side elevationshowing 2 oint to form the two spring arms 1 and. 2, a 3

oop or eye 3 being formed at the junction of the said arms and the armscrossing each other and normallytending to assume a position at an angleto each other. The arm 1 is somewhat longer than the arm 2 and isprovided at its free end with an eye 4 to which the line 5 is attachedin the usual manner. The free end of the shorter arm 2 which The arm 2is then twisted around the arm 1 as indicated in Fig. 1 and the hook 6at the extremity thereof caused to engage the arm 1. This hook tends tohold the two arms 1 and 2 in engagement with each other so that the iishhook is retained 1 a gainst displacement and any pull upon the fish hookis readily transmitted through the link to the line. However should thefish hook become broken or should it for any reason be desired to removethe same the hook 6 is moved laterally and disconnected from the arm 1,whereupon the arm 2 owing to its spring action tends to swing away fromthe arm 1 and assume a position at an angle thereto as shown in Fig. 2.

With this construction it will be obvious that while the fish hook canbe quickly removed from the link and placed thereon, nevertheless itis'held securely against accilental displacement and the line isprevented om injury by the larger lish.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A fish hook attaching link comprising a spring wire doubled upon itselfto form two diverged straight members of unequal length. having a closedeye at the fold. to receive the fish hook, the long member having an eyeat its extremity and the short member terminating in a. hook, saidmembers being similarly intertwisted throughout their length to form anapproximately slender hook, and held in such relation by the hook of theshort member engaging the long member and adapted to automaticallyassume a normal position, that is, with the members straight anddiverged, when the heck of the short member is disengaged from the longmember. In testimony whereof I a-HiX my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

CLEVELAND G. DAVIS. Witnesses JAMES L. SIBBEN, KATHRYN Clear.

